By July, sympathy strikes were underway in 23 states. Episodes of violence led President Grover Cleveland to order federal troops to intervene, however, and the strike collapsed.

1920: “Big Jim” Colosimo, father of the Chicago Outfit, was shot and killed by a person who had been hiding in a cloakroom inside Colosimo’s Cafe on South Wabash Avenue. His murder was never ...

In 1894 (in the wake of another strike that President Grover Cleveland broke using the Army), Congress passed a bill establishing Labor Day, not May Day, as a national holiday. Cleveland signed ...

Another pivotal event in the history of May Day was the Pullman Strike of 1894, when thousands of railroad workers walked off the job in protest of wage cuts and high rents in company-owned housing.

In 1894, the Pullman Strike, after which Labor Day was established, led to dozens of deaths and millions of dollars in damages, pushing then-President Grover Cleveland to legitimize the labor ...

From left: Ainsley Walsh, Llewella Hanrahan, Moira Quinn and Avery Ruff, members of Trinity Irish Dancers, perform at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in Irving Park, Friday, March 14, 2025.

In January, Donald Trump became the second U.S. president to serve non-consecutive terms in office. Grover Cleveland was the first, serving as our nation’s 22nd and 24th president in 1885-1889 ...

The Cleveland Flag Project hoisted the winning design for its 'People's Flag of Cleveland' contest. Skip to Article. Set weather. ... Darcy cartoon. Updated: Mar. 09, 2025, 12:52 p.m.

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Donald Trump is now the second president to return to the White House after losing a bid for reelection. The first was Grover Cleveland, who ran a successful campaign in 1884 and 1892. I spoke ...